williams got his first big break as a sing other steve allen's tonight show. he eventually got his own show which lasted nine years. as you saw, guests included big names like tony benefit, ray charles and andy williams first introduced thes on mondays to awed --s on mondays -- osmonds to audiences. he continued performing till just a few months before his death. >>> director tim burton puts his twist on the frankenstein movie with his version frankenweanie. >> reporter: just in time for halloween, a boy named victor frankenstein brings his dog back to life in tim burton's new animated horror comedy frankenweanie. but things start to go wrong. the black and white 3-d movie is based on a short film burton did back in 1984. he tells me the story came from his own childhood. >> the first relationship you have with a pet, like a first love, you know. it's so unconditional. somehow the frankenstein story and the wish fulfillment of bringing something back just made a very clear connection to me. >> reporter: martin short and katherine o'hara each voice three charac